Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has been granted bail by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in connection with charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Bello Kawu granted the bail on Monday, approving conditions earlier proposed by the EFCC. These include the surrender of Malami’s international passport and the execution of bail bonds by two sureties.
The court named the Director-General of the Nigerian Legal Aid Council and a serving member of the House of Representatives representing the Augie/Argungu Federal Constituency as acceptable sureties.
Justice Kawu ruled that the bail was granted on the grounds of exceptional hardship, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive motion on notice. He subsequently adjourned the matter to January 5, 2026, for further proceedings.
Malami has consistently denied the allegations against him. Through a statement issued by his media aide, Bello Doka, the former minister rejected claims by the EFCC that he operates 46 illegal bank accounts or has links to financial misconduct involving the repatriation of funds linked to the late General Sani Abacha.
Describing the accusations as “ridiculous and baseless,” Malami insisted that he maintains only six bank accounts, all of which, he said, are already known to the anti-graft agency.
Doka further stressed that Malami has no connection to any recovered Abacha loot or other acts of financial impropriety attributed to him, adding that the former minister is confident the legal process will clear his name.
